Radiometric calibration stability of the FIRST: a longwave infrared hyperspectral imaging sensor

Vincent Farley; Martin Chamberland; Alexandre Vallières; André Villemaire; Jean-François Legault

doi:10.1117/12.665888

18 May 2006 Radiometric calibration stability of the FIRST: a longwave infrared hyperspectral imaging sensor

Vincent Farley, Martin Chamberland, Alexandre Vallières, André Villemaire, Jean-François Legault

Proceedings Volume 6206, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXII; 62062A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.665888
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

Emerging applications in Defense and Security require sensors with state-of-the-art sensitivity and capabilities. Among these sensors, the imaging spectrometer is an instrument yielding a large amount of rich information about the measured scene. Standoff detection, identification and quantification of chemicals in the gaseous state are fundamental needs in several fields of applications. Imaging spectrometers have unmatched capabilities to meet the requirements of these applications. Telops has developed the FIRST, a LWIR hyperspectral imager. The FIRST is based on FTIR technology to yield high spectral resolution and to enable high accuracy radiometric calibration. The FIRST, a man portable sensor, provides datacubes of up to 320x256 pixels at 0.35 mrad spatial resolution over the 8-12 μm spectral range at spectral resolutions of up to 0.25 cm^-1. The FIRST has been used in several field measurements, including demonstration of standoff chemical agent detection. One key feature of the FIRST is its ability to give calibrated measurements. The quality of the radiometric and spectral calibration will be presented in this paper. During the field measurements, the FIRST operated under changing environmental conditions while many calibration measurements were taken. In this paper, we will present the stability of the calibration of the FIRST obtained during the field campaigns.

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Vincent Farley, Martin Chamberland, Alexandre Vallières, André Villemaire, and Jean-François Legault "Radiometric calibration stability of the FIRST: a longwave infrared hyperspectral imaging sensor", Proc. SPIE 6206, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXII, 62062A (18 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.665888

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